What Part of Your Life Do You Own?

None.

If that suffice to answer the question, you don't have to read more and do continue to live daddy's dream, mother's obsession (or vice versa), neighbour's fears from tax collectors, friend's failure with his girlfriend/boyfriend or your children's mania for SIMS 2 (SIMS 3 coming). Yes, that's pretty demanding lifestyle ... Until it is covered by glitter of an idea you are normal (meaning that your mind is normal) and from time to time you have glimpses of something special that is expected to happen to you in the future - you are OK and safely frozen.

There is also a "life insurance" in this respect - someone out there is in turn always living parts of your own life more or less, so in the case of an accident, you can safely rest and watch how others are doing your deeds, you're covered.

How is that happening? You are tied to follow and obey to something, that I call the glittering crust (GC) and society call it mind (well-known thing). The trick lies in the fact, that GC continues to freeze the remaining emotional body into certain pattern and once it is done, you are well done.

The GC (mind) must always be fixed on something, its seat is actually the peak of an iceberg of your emotions. GC is frozen set of exactly chosen small list of particles of emotions that are approved. Approval itself is not important and authority in charge as well, they change during time in history, in various nations, in men and women, in being black or white, on Earth or in Galaxy. I wrote elsewhere, that 1 emotion represent a 1K of thoughts, so you can imagine, what was and is striped off. You are striped off. (This is less known thing.)

Thus following the white rabbit, how that can happened that the GC used to be more or less the same for so many human beings? Is that by acquired education, or by adopting cultural habits, or ... ? Nope. - You (and everyone else) have exchange your energy and emotions with those that were looking for it, those that love you, hate you, feel for you. Exchange is usually done by criticism, anger, compassion, taking over someones responsibility, whatever. Everyone of us is that mythic Atlas keeping the world of others together. (Wikipedia says, that Atlas is used as a metaphor for the people who produced the most in society, and therefore "hold up the world" in a metaphorical sense. - Cool, holding up the world and receiving bits and pieces of what you are, this is what I call reward ... Anyway it is well known thing for some guys doing this and that.)

Here you can find one of the main flaws of Ayn Rand philosophy, which being so elegant and rational in theory misses understanding, that its principal requirement - having your own life as the highest value against which any other value has to be measured - terminates in vain of current reality, - you don't live your own life, so you measure against common life of people surrounding you and forming your close or wide circle of energies frozen within you.

One of the proofs, that you live other's life, is that enormous passion worldwide, regardless being young and old, small and big - to save the world, to make peace in world, help others, being curious about others, ... Who sane would do that and sacrificing his/her own life for such purposes if there is so many things to do just for yourself? - No one, because everyone is just up to saving his own life, making peace with yourselves, helping yourself and family, looking for to discoveries who she really is (this is partly known for aficionados). But as your energy and emotions are spread worldwide in other beings, what else you can do then just go, fly, jump out there and save their world? What a noble deed.

Now consider perspectives. You are fighting for someone others life that you absolutely don't understand and that other guy is fighting for your, pretending that he knows exactly what you need. Isn't that brilliant maze? Yes it is. Sure thing is, that it can last forever, if this is your choice. Or scale it up - one nation wants to help the other one with aid, food, fight for democracy - what a bang and mess ... Isn't that dangerous? Well, no until you say yes and you say yes, else it wouldn't be happening.

The proof that your GC is set to be the only ruler over "your" life, is in the opposite the existence and use of alcohol, marijuana, adrenaline sports, enjoying ovation on the stage, being child, ... - all that temporary melt down that GC and you can enjoy something ..., whatever. Then the GC re-crystallizes again and you are back on road.

But there must be at least one beneficial aspect of being frozen like this, keeping only the GC shining your way forward - and it is actually that you are becoming very effective in living others life, their dreams. Having even fewer set of life duties, you can create stronger effects. Actually you needed to pull together a lot of energy to get persuaded and lured to replace your life with other's, so you usually remain with charge for only 2 - 3 major undertakings of your life and not more (graduating from college, marriage, rising kids). Sometimes they happen to be more exotic like taking over some enterprise , having a lot of women (men), enlarging your collector's set of butterflies - everything is good unless you don't question your GC you posses.

Another example you may find when looking at the countries where the GC is in general strongest and so they are reaching high efficiency in their national economies and material prosperity. USA, UK, Japan, Denmark,... everything there is effective and predictable, they used to be called stable and safe from perspective of investors and you will find a little of emotions in personal life of their citizens. On the opposite side countries like Russia, the Middle East, India, all of them you may call unstable, strange, unpredictable but you can't deny that emotions and free flow of energy in human beings is incomparable to the first (frozen) set of countries.

Next - are those that are considered powerful, influential, famous, bright, wise, illuminated in somewhat better situation then you? - Obviously not, they only own stronger GC and extend their illusion and naivety into different spheres. And they somehow recovered a piece of their own energy and emotions in the field they became know and famous, but as this specific field is usually a dream of their neighbours, parents or lovers, they just follow the same pattern as you do. Anyway, they do their best, so who can blame them. And yes, they are able to provide you with that glimpse of nice future as a sort of magic trick that you require to keep your life moving on.

Your choices were and are:

1. No choice. Melancholy and no joy in life. Denial that anything like that happens. Sometimes a slight melt down of your GC with with beer, stock exchange, ... but you can still relax from time to time and that counts.

2. Shrinking even more the GC you own and you can end up with very specific "crusty" diamond and getting your own Einstein title in the science, or W. Buffet in stock exchange, even become one of another top 10 con men.

3. Do some technique like this one on seven days mental diet and hoping that something will change. Anyway, you already tried at least something from the following for duration of seven days in your life - being a child, drinking alcohol, etc..., so how can any such a technique do a slight difference in your life, if it is not aiming straight into transfer of energy and emotions between you and other beings? (A little known fact.)

If you were able to get so far in your reading, in the next article you may find some clue from our perspective on what may be more effective and comfortable.

Intent Behind Afghanistan Treasure

In 1988, Omara Khan Massoudi, director of Afghanistan's National Museum in Kabul and a team of museum workers hid over 20,000 precious artifacts dating from 2000 B.C. to A.D. 100 to keep them from the Taliban and others who would seek to destroy them when civil war erupted (watch documentary video). "Workers involved in the transfer swore secrecy and designated "key holders" for the vaults. They kept their covenant through civil war and Taliban rule at enormous personal risk." - What a story and what an intent, dedication and moral strength of all involved.

For a long time the collection was believed destroyed or sold but in 2002, Massoudi revealed that he had hidden the items. Now 228 of the artifacts are part of an exhibit which has been exhibited throughout Europe and came to the U.S. this May. It will appear in just four cities, staying in Washington, D.C. until September 7 then San Francisco October 24–January 25, 2009, followed by Houston February 22–May 17, 2009, and finally New York June 23–September 20, 2009. (The Fairmont has partnered with the National Geographic Society on special packages at their hotels in Washington, San Francisco and New York in conjunction with the National Geographic exhibition.)

Is Anastasia Making a Difference?

From time to time you may come across a book that provides a totally different perspective on how to live your life, - but not only with a list of suggestion, wise recommendation, etc. but with live and worthy experience of the persons directly involved (and still alive).

I am writing about Vladimir Megre's books on Anastasia. Megre a Russian businessman who went on an expedition to Siberia in 1994 to establish commerce with remote Siberian villages had met a Siberian elder that told him about “ringing cedars” or trees that had been esteemed since Biblical times. Then Megre met a woman - Anastasia - that lived in complete harmony with her environment, she was the picture of vibrant health and mental clarity (and beauty), ate only what the forest provides, and has even manged to befriend the animals in the forest.

What is really intriguing and amazing is that by reading these books you may almost feel that clash of civilizations, habits, moral values, ways of thinking and finally - enormous differences in creating someones own reality and shaping the life. The only comparison of similar encounter I am able to find in C. Castaneda's meetings with Don Juan.

This introduction is for those that have never red Megre's books, there is a forum (Canadian) dedicated to people who want to bring Anastasia's visions alive and lots of other dedicated websites.

Lapis Lazuli - Value of Royal Blue

The name "Lapis Lazuli" comes from the Persian "lazhward", and literally means "blue stone". The Egyptians long valued this stone, not only as a source of carving and inlay material, but also in ground form as a cosmetic. Painters from pre-Renaissance times until the Modern Era used ground Lapis as their pigment "ultramarine", and that old formula is still used today by museum conservators.

As in many other cases, extensive properties of various specimen, herbs, minerals known from the ancient times are today forgotten, lost or distorted, most easily by pointing only to outer qualities and features of that specific thing. For the purpose of this small article it doesn't matter why that happens, what is more interesting is our experience, that almost nothing can be hidden/lost perfectly.

In compliance with old art we were able to extract tincture from Lapis Lazuli and compose it together with proprietary blend of herbal ingredients into Quantum Elixir that has many interesting and exciting features. It is for sure that Egyptians valued Lapis Lazuli for these inner properties as well, apprising cleanness of mind and focus obtained, even artistic vision improved.

When used, the royal blue influencing individual from inside may deliver that something, not easily found in contemporary extracts, ointments or mind balancing techniques and provide that hard to find feeling of "being here" and appreciating things as they are.

Creativity In A Comfort Way

One definition coming close to creativity itself would be - creativity is "me outside of me" (can't resist to notice Verne Troyer's Mini Me ...). We used to call creativity that tip of an iceberg exposed in galleries, museums, private collections, design centers, but all of that is far from being truth.

Whether someone wants or doesn't, he is creative day and night, knowingly or unknowingly, artist or farmer. Because breathing in and out, spending word here and there, anything that person does - all that matters and creates our life. And is there any higher creation then making up someones life?

Coming back to today's very narrow perception of creativity that is usually concentrated around arts this is what interest me - why tangible results of all that artistic endeavour resemble each other so much?

Within each era you can just simply change a few details, colors and voila, you have so called "a brand new piece or design". Just take a look on cars, on houses, or even interior design, jewelry, ... The very same lines, a few standard samples, same imagination, just shifting and moving the peaces of puzzle around canvas and putting them together.

The last resort today to buy something "original", creative and chic usually rests in looking for something of designers brand name, style of his production house, collections. Someones name, or better his/her life or lifestyle is a merit to what to buy or not, to reproduce own style and artwork. There are, of course, business aspects to be considered as well, because various industries tend to immediately copy the best ideas that appear on the market and so contribute to the uniformity of design.

There are some ways to overcome that "paste and copy style" and walking the path you will find suggestions like - try various techniques, practise art, study masters, follow tradition, try alcohol or marijuana, tantra or yoga ... I like something else, something that was given as everything else and does the job for me by itself, as I have comfortable nature. - I know that Plantstones are not for everyone, as many prefer to have that feeling that only hard work makes you reach something, or that only teacher can show you the path.

Whatever you choose, your life is the only measure for your creativity and creativity is what enlivens your life.

Gently Behind Zen

A famous Zen story tells of a Japanese professor in the late 1800's who went to visit master Nan-in. First, the old master served tea. He filled his guest's cup to the brim-and then kept on pouring. The tea spilled over the sides of the cup, until the astonished professor could no longer hold his polite silence. "Stop!" he cried. "No more will go in!" Nan-in then quietly replied, "Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

It used to be interpreted in a way, that if our minds are clogged with concepts, with the debris of past experiences and worries about the future, how can we live freshly or fully, at work or at play?- Well, if that would be only the mind in question, we would have an easy job to do and any meditation would help to clear our that stuff within a few hours. Yes, life would be that easy, and Zen as well.

However emotions are our companions in this game and that means, as each emotion represents thousands of thoughts stored within various layers of our being (a small part of them is located in our head, sure ...), we could easily spend centuries cleaning out the stuff by pure meditations or other mind balancing techniques. From other perspective, it is a talk of contemporary man with his woman, talk of the thought with the emotion - I mean talk of one thought with thousand of thoughts and vice versa - responding to thousand of questions by one answer ... It can hardly work. Died trying.

As Heidegger put it, "Anxiety is there. It is only sleeping. Its breath quivers perpetually through man's being." Anxiety, loneliness, fears, feelings of rejections, ... - as a humans, we are one of most endowed with this treasure and rightly so, how could we otherwise become humans?

Pulse Essences do clean emotions that we can not handle and that are otherwise stored in our body, stored for years and decades. They also improve mood and do so fast. Nothing more and nothing less. I am saying this, because most of us tend to jump right into advanced lessons, complex laboratory work, interesting projects without noticing that treasure already collected and binding us down.

From The Laboratory

Recently on the Alchemystica News Group a fellow queried the following:

Hello Group,
First post. There should be many more coming. Have made a "basic seven" and wish to make another with absolute alcohol and salt calcined to a pure white.

OK. Here we go. This question involves Mr. Reid and the PON courses.

I want to make seven planetary spagyric tinctures. On the one hand (PON) we extract the tincture under the soxhlet. Then we calcine and leave the salts outside to draw back in the "flame of life". The next step is to combine the extract and the salts together and distill over (under vacuum). The temperature remains low, so in theory the flame of life isn't lost and the tincture is restored it's vibration or life force. Really fast method = time saved.

In Mr. Reid's course (much respect) he states (hope you see this big fella) that even under ultra high vacuum "the spark is destroyed".

THIS IS WHAT IS DOING MY HEAD IN. Mr. Reid says we work at mild temp only. Perfectly reasonable, if "under vacuum destroys the spark", is the procedure laid out by Mr. Dubuis wrong?

I guess what I’m trying to say is what's the difference between 33.5 degrees and 33.5 degrees under vacuum? Why does the spark of life go out under vacuum at a low temperature but not go out at the same
temperature under normal atmospheric conditions?

My Reply was this:

First let me state that I have the greatest respect for Mr. Dubuis, and his experience in the Art, he is most definitely an Elder Brother in the work, so I would not frame the question as me vs. him, we just have different thoughts on procedures.

While I will agree that vacuum work is faster, that does not mean it is better. For one thing many volatile components can be lost during the use of a vacuum, as one constantly has to release pressure until it is stabilized. The second and most important thing is time, just because a thing happens faster does not mean it is better. Time allows disparate things to come together, to blend, marry and unite. There is a reason why Paracelsus recommends circulating wine for three months prior to beginning any distillation work.

As to the use of soxhlet's to extract salts I think this is a waste of time also, as the higher heat will cause some particles that would not readily go into solution at room temperature to do so during the use of the device. Thus when going to the work of crystallization you will find a great deal more precipitate in your water than you do if just allowing it to extract at body temp over time. I suppose if one where to use a soxhlet under vacuum for the extraction of salts this would not be a problem, but then another principle can be missed. Water left in contact with ash for periods of time goes through a slight putrefaction process, which opens the salt more. This is one of the reasons that I advocate composting the plant residue after extraction of the essential oils, and fermentation of the plant body to make an alcohol.

In truth even plant work is a form of mineral alchemy, even though it may not appear to be so on the surface. Take a look at well-composted plant mater that has been thoroughly dried and ground, and that of dried earth. You will see very little difference to the naked eye, indeed we must follow in the foot steps of Nature, not supplant her work but rather pick up where she has left off. Many suppose this to mean after the plant has matured and been harvested. But a life cycle is usually drawn ac a circle and a circle has neither beginning nor end, we intersect with it where we choose. At each point of the life cycle we have the choice to do some phase of the work, but we must allow Nature her reign, and her work and then pick up where she has left off.

Liquid Herbal Plantstones™ Available in July

For those that like to enjoy that comfort of sitting and devoting their effort to work with intents and putting their ideas and dreams into reality through our customized Plantstones™, this article will not be of high interest, although they still may get inspired to try some of the following Liquid Plantstones™ just to preliminary get into better partnership and understanding with the individual herb.

Time and general style of today's life were somehow behind our decision to provide for our customers also Liquid Plantstones™ that will not be custom charged, but manufactured as a whole in the Golden Vessels. Intent and attunement will be provided by us and it will be in general line with the herb itself, whether it is for the purpose of uniting more with the nature, embracing personal life or with any other balancing vibrations.

Preliminary, we see the pricing around 25 - 35 % below our custom Liquid Plantstones™, production time will go down from 8 weeks to 3-4 weeks and first four items would be available in the second half of July 2008, namely Liquid Plantstones™ made from Rosemary, Hyssop, Damiana and Caraway.

We presume that this will be a very good opportunity for everyone without enough time to work with intents to test and enjoy pure strength and interesting properties of above mentioned herbs and later become eventually attracted to do some intent by himself/herself.

It may also resolve potential fear and uncertainty of some of you, who might not be that familiar and skilled with charging and attuning Herbal Crystals™, so from now on you still would be able to try some of the Liquid Plantstones™ and enjoy the energy of pure herbs with the comfort of receiving finalized product.

Follow The Path Of Nature

Although Fulcanelli said the following words about the colour (from pp. 113-114 of the French edition of the Le Mystere des Cathedrales) - '... Follow nature, then, and obey it as faithfully as you can.' - It is pretty common in many of other traditional texts that nature should be followed in close way to be successful in whatever human deeds.

The funny question is, as you can see below, who is following who. While we set some herbs and spices in our porch of the house where production of essences, elixirs and plantstones is going on, the nature in the form of a nice and courageous bird setting up its nest right in the middle of herbs is following our initial placement and positioning of the pot.

Or is it that the order of the colours to be followed is as above, coming from black, through beige and white, then her gentle heat of the red results into emerald green? There is for sure something more coming up in the next couple of weeks and I will be pleased to show the final result ...

Update (6/05/2008): work still in progress ...

Update (6/17/2008): life coated in the emerald green has changed into gentle pink beige ...

Update (6/24/2008): yellow is already here ...

Update (6/30/2008): the first red hidden in the black ready to fly ...

Update (7/01/2008): the last three of musketeers and finally our nest is empty the same day ...

Are Herbal Essences Only For Chosen Ones?

Our main idea - simplicity of direct influence, understandable description and tangible effects - are behind creation of Pulse Essences™, charged with Sun and Moon as well. The knowledge of what to blend with what, as well as translating these archetypal and medicinal terms into situations of daily life are nice added values allowing our customers to choose and use Pulse Essences™ with ease and determination.

Why I am saying that? Because what always bothered me when approaching any sort of essences, regardless whether Bach, Hawaiian, Butterfly, Sea, etc. was that feeling of uncertainty on what to choose, why this one and not the other one, then also all that vocabulary developed around them like "subtle but powerful, plant spirit, healing Devas, disturbances of energy"; my limited knowledge about them was also an obstacle but was combined with a strong temptation to somehow use them and, last but not least, enormous span of "healing" properties assigned to every single essence (or the opposite, almost none from practical point of view). - Nothing against it but, why am I suppose to collect, study, compare, analyse, check, verify, discover and finally end up with some little clue about what essence not to use ... ?

Do I need to study what is the engine of the car and its electricity circuits composed of to be able to drive? Certainly not, but I still need to take care of driving itself, check the traffic, lights and that's a lot of attention and energy spent on it. - I want to say it takes a lot of personal intent, courage, admittance to use something else then what is available and suggested for medical mass market, as well as creativity to land down into the land of essences, so why that blurry and misleading image on top of that, which can hardly support me or anyone to enter deeper and get something tangible into my hands.

Well, I consider myself not that sensitive, gifted, vibrationally aware, sensually equipped for being able to use any essence straight from the shelve.

As a such, I discovered that if I am to feel individual essence working for specific purpose - that means I feel its influence straight within my physical and/or emotional body, it must be either the blend of essences in which they support each other and so they create cumulative and stronger effect. Another way is to have the essence assigned to specific situation of daily life, so I can match my usual experiences with those treated by the essence itself.

Pulse Essences™ comply with both approaches being blended from organic or wild growing herbs with synergy effects and linked to situations that everyone already experienced, so they should be really easy to pick and use.